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Category Archives: children’s books
song and dance, sand and water
Happy Friday! Another week gone by, another week closer to meeting our new little resident, our munchkin, or as friends have dubbed her, “the imminent one,” or “my future collaborator” (I’m partial to this last one…thanks Karen!). On Wednesday we … Continue reading
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why people draw: deborah freedman
Hello again! Boy! This has probably been the longest that I’ve been away from the Hamster Wheel Blog since I started writing it earlier this year. I’m happy to report that Thom and I had a wonderful vacation—one of those … Continue reading
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why people draw: a few thank you’s
Hello again! I missed last Friday’s post having been tied up running what seemed to be a never-ending errand. When I finally sat down to look for videos, it was late and I had run out of steam. I plan … Continue reading
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why people draw: picture books about drawing
Happy Wednesday! When I worked at the Museum, I had the opportunity to read a great deal of children’s picture books. For the lessons with my Preschool and Kindergarten students, I would always pair up a picture book with one … Continue reading
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bedtime stories…see you in the morning
Happy Friday to you! Yikes! Another week’s gone by! How does that happen?! Any-who, I’ve found another animation for you to see. Once again, it’s a computer generated short–with wonderful 2D animation; and kind of like last week’s featured Defective … Continue reading
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why people draw: isabel roxas
Hello again! It’s a beautiful day out there today! Sun, cool breeze, cicadas buzzing…and this morning I saw a bunny in our front yard. As much as I tried to be non-intimidating and welcoming, the bunny wouldn’t have it! He … Continue reading
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noodles, children’s books & big gay ice cream
Hi there! It’s Friday again, so that means I’ve been searching for an animated short to feature on today’s blog post. Yesterday I spent the day in New York City with my friend Karen–whom I featured on a “why people … Continue reading
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goat things and not so goat things
Hello there! Today I have another great animation to show you…well, actually two. Both by the same director/animator, but very different in the way they were made, and in that one is a narrated story, and the other is a … Continue reading
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why people draw: 9 more people share their thoughts
Hello there! The fourth of July holiday came and went, seemed really quick, however, I hope you had a nice long weekend! Last week, I thought that starting a recap of the first half our “why people draw” interviews would … Continue reading
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how did they do that?!
Good morning! I’m writing this post the earliest I think I’ve written any of the past posts. The reason is that Thom, our niece and I are off to Massachusetts today…North Adams to be exact. We have tickets for Wilco’s … Continue reading
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